Islamic, Jewish Groups Protest Program Cutbacks at YSU YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio – The Islamic Society of Greater Youngstown and the Youngstown Area Jewish Federation have drafted a letter to Youngstown State University asking that the administration rethink terminating the contracts of two professors responsible for religious and Holocaust education. The joint letter, released to the press on Tuesday, urges the university to renew the contracts of Jacob Labendz, an assistant professor of history specializing in Judaic and Holocaust studies, and Mustansir Mir, a professor of Islamic studies. “The separation from the university of these two scholars will result in the de...
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